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$28 Million Dollar Verdict for Death Caused by Drunk Driver - An Allegheny County jury awarded one of the largest civil verdicts in county history to three families from Elizabeth, PA, who suffered death or injuries in a September 2009 crash which occurred in the Lincoln Place section of Pittsburgh. The accident happened when a young man had been drinking all day at a Gun Bash held at the Elks club on Buttermilk Hollow Road crashed within minutes after leaving the club. Read the full case details
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Jury Verdict in excess $7 Million Dollars for Reckless Driving Death -A Canonsburg, Washington County, auto parts salesman was fatally injured in an automobile accident that occurred near Bridgeville, Allegheny County, when a car being driven at an excessive speed crossed the center line and caused the fatal collision. A jury in Allegheny County awarded his wife and two children an amount in excess of $7 million, including the largest punitive damage award ever entered against a single individual in the state of Pennsylvania.

Wrongful death suit against UPMC results in $5.7 million verdict

When families trust medical professionals to care for their loved ones, they expect these professionals to adhere to the standard of care reasonably expected of those in the medical field. When a doctor or hospital behaves negligently, and as a result of this negligence, harms a patient, he or she may face lawsuits from the patient or the patient's loved ones. The husband of a Pittsburgh woman filed suit against UPMC, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, and a physician, after his wife's tragic death. A jury awarded him with $5.7 million in damages. UPMC plans to appeal.

The husband's lawsuit alleged professional negligence and wrongful death. The plaintiffs say that the medical team responsible for the woman's care failed to properly diagnose the lesion on her liver. Liver cancer is often curable if treated early. After conducting treatment for a while, the doctor allegedly advised that a liver biopsy was not necessary. The woman continued to see specialists over the next few months, but no tests were scheduled to look more closely at the lesion.

The defendants insist that the woman was treated appropriately and that her symptoms did not indicate the type of liver cancer she actually had. When the woman finally had a CT scan in 2011, the lesion had grown to be an 11 cm malignant tumor. As a result, the woman died in 2012 at the age of 51.

Wrongful death lawsuits can provide some relief to grieving families dealing with medical expenses and funeral costs on top of the loss of a loved one. These damage awards may help a family cope with their loss and move forward.